Understanding others : peoples, animals, pasts /
LaCapra, Dominick, 1939-
Understanding others : peoples, animals, pasts / Dominick LaCapra. - 1 online resource (190 pages) - Cornell scholarship online . - Cornell scholarship online. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History, deconstruction, and working through the past -- Humans, other animals, and the humanities -- Trauma, history, memory, identity : what remains? -- Frank Hamilton Cushing and his "adventures" at Zuni -- What is history? what is literature? -- What use are the humanities?
To what extent do we and can we understand others - other peoples, species, times, and places? What is the role of others within ourselves, epitomized in the notion of unconscious forces? Can we come to terms with our internalized others in ways that foster mutual understanding and counteract the tendency to scapegoat, project, victimize, and indulge in prejudicial and narcissistic impulses? How do various fields or disciplines address or avoid such questions? And, in the light of recent developments, have these questions become particularly pressing and not in the least confined to other peoples, times, and places? Making selective and critical use of the thought of such important figures as Sigmund Freud, Jacques Derrida, and Mikhail Bakhtin, the book investigates a series of crucial topics from the current state of deconstruction, trauma studies, and the humanities to newer fields such as animal studies and posthumanist scholarship.--provided by publisher.
In English.
9781501724909 (electronic book) 1501724908 (electronic book) 1501724894 9781501724893 9781501724923 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 1501724924
10.1515/9781501724909 doi
22573/ctt21g8k13 JSTOR
2018007920
Other (Philosophy)
Empathy--Philosophy.
Compassion--Philosophy.
Humanities--Philosophy.
Compassion--Philosophie.
Empathie--Philosophie.
Altérité.
PHILOSOPHY--History & Surveys--General.
PHILOSOPHY--History & Surveys--Modern.
HISTORY--Historiography.
Compassion--Philosophy.
Empathy--Philosophy.
Humanities--Philosophy.
Other (Philosophy)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BD213 / .L325 2018
190
Understanding others : peoples, animals, pasts / Dominick LaCapra. - 1 online resource (190 pages) - Cornell scholarship online . - Cornell scholarship online. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
History, deconstruction, and working through the past -- Humans, other animals, and the humanities -- Trauma, history, memory, identity : what remains? -- Frank Hamilton Cushing and his "adventures" at Zuni -- What is history? what is literature? -- What use are the humanities?
To what extent do we and can we understand others - other peoples, species, times, and places? What is the role of others within ourselves, epitomized in the notion of unconscious forces? Can we come to terms with our internalized others in ways that foster mutual understanding and counteract the tendency to scapegoat, project, victimize, and indulge in prejudicial and narcissistic impulses? How do various fields or disciplines address or avoid such questions? And, in the light of recent developments, have these questions become particularly pressing and not in the least confined to other peoples, times, and places? Making selective and critical use of the thought of such important figures as Sigmund Freud, Jacques Derrida, and Mikhail Bakhtin, the book investigates a series of crucial topics from the current state of deconstruction, trauma studies, and the humanities to newer fields such as animal studies and posthumanist scholarship.--provided by publisher.
In English.
9781501724909 (electronic book) 1501724908 (electronic book) 1501724894 9781501724893 9781501724923 (pbk. ; alk. paper) 1501724924
10.1515/9781501724909 doi
22573/ctt21g8k13 JSTOR
2018007920
Other (Philosophy)
Empathy--Philosophy.
Compassion--Philosophy.
Humanities--Philosophy.
Compassion--Philosophie.
Empathie--Philosophie.
Altérité.
PHILOSOPHY--History & Surveys--General.
PHILOSOPHY--History & Surveys--Modern.
HISTORY--Historiography.
Compassion--Philosophy.
Empathy--Philosophy.
Humanities--Philosophy.
Other (Philosophy)
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
BD213 / .L325 2018
190